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1550 |
African slaves were transported to Brazil to work sugar plantations |
1624 |
The Dutch conquer Salvador |
1636 |
November 17: The great Brazilian general Henrique Dias won a decisive battle against the Dutch |
1661 |
August 6: Holland sold Brazil to Portugal for 8 million guildas |
1763 |
The Brazilian capital was changed from Salvador to Rio de Janeiro |
1789 |
Joaquim Jose da Silva Xavier led the first Brazilian rebellion against Portugal |
1792 |
Jose da Silva Xavier was hung, drawn and quartered by the Portuguese |
1810 |
Overthrow of the King of Spain by Napoleon Bonaparte |
1822 |
September 7: Brazil declares its independence from Portugal |
1822 |
1822-1889 Pedro I ruled Brazil starting the period of the Brazilian monarchy |
1832 |
April 8: Charles Darwin began a trip through Rio de Janeiro |
1888 |
May 13: Slavery was abolished in Brazil and more than 4 million slaves were freed |
1889 |
November 15: Brazilian monarchy was overthrown and a republic was established |
1931 |
October 12: The 98-foot statue of Christ the Redeemer in Rio de Janeiro was unveiled on the top of Corcovado Mountain as a Brazilian monument to one hundred years independence from Portugal |
1964 |
April 2: Military coup in Brazil led by General Humberto Castello Branco |
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